2025 Symposium Presentations
Keynote Speaker | Professor Cheryl Jones, Dean of Medicine and Health, UNSW
Anaesthetic Research at AWH | Dr Luke Baitch, AWH
AW Air: Public and Environmental Health in a Regional Setting | Dr Andrea La Nauze, Deakin University
Overview of Paediatric Projects | Dr David Newsom & Students from CSU and UNSW
The Indigo 4Ms: A Regional Approach to Integrated Care for Older People | Dr Kathleen Brasher, La Trobe University
A Glimpse into Diabetes at Albury Wodonga Health | Dr Annie Hung, AWH
Epidemiology and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Psychotic Features | Hoang Minh Nguyen
Strengthening Regional Indigenous Research Through Collaborative Knowledge Sharing | Associate Professor Brett Biles, UNSW
Collaborative Projects in Cancer Services | Associate Professor Christopher Steer, UNSW and BMORU
Applying Pragmatic Co-Design Process in Early Referral to Palliative Care: Insights from TROPICAL-VIC Project | Dr Stacey Rich, BMORU
Virtual Nursing in Aged Care: A Rapid Evidence Review | Dr Samantha Clune, La Trobe University
CARISTA – Setting up a Thunderstorm Asthma Project at AWH | Dr Joanna Manton, AWH
Supports from UNSW Research | Professor Melissa Green & Soph Kloosterman
2023 Symposium Presentations
Applying Theory to Grow the Regional Medical Workforce | Dr Belinda O’Sullivan, Chief of Strategy and Performance, MPHN
Devising "Win-Win-Win" Research Projects for UNSW ILP Students | A/Prof Christopher Steer, BMO, UNSW & La Trobe University
Yarning with Community: Indigenous Research Methodologies to Create Change | Megan Torpey, UNSW Student, Charmaine Bell, AWH
Predictors of Opioid Use for Rib Fractures in a Regional Australian Hospital | Joseph Burton, UNSW Student
Outcomes of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Management in Regional Australia | Aiden Macauley, UNSW Student
Stroke Readmission at a Regional Health Service: Understanding Contributing Medical Risk Factors | Emily Phillips, UNSW Student
Weekend/Holiday Effect on Stroke Mortality in Regional Australia: Ten-year Retrospective Study | Fan He, La Trobe Rural Health School (slides not available due to pending publication)
National Antibiotic Allergy Network (NAAN) | Geoff Mackay, Anti-Microbial Stewardship Pharmacist, AWH
Feasibility of VR as Non-pharmacological Intervention for Adult Patients with Needle Phobia| Craig Gilberston, RN, AWH
Getting From ‘What’s the Matter’ to ‘What Matters’: The Value of Qualitative Methods | Dr Meredith Tavener, University of Newcastle
Fear of Cancer Re-occurrence in Older Women | Senara Kulatunga, UNSW Student
Implementation Feasability of Photographs, eRFA and TiM tool in an Enhanced Supportive Care Service | Oliver Hodge, UNSW Student
Sustainable Rural Health Project | Dr Catherine Lees, Director Integrated Projects and Partnerships, MPHN
Autism Diagnosis Impact on Children and Carers in Regional Australia | Alyssia De Grandi, UNSW Student
Using Telehealth to Enable Clinical Trials and Health Services Research | Jacqui McBurnie, Border Medical Oncology Research Unit